Jane's F/A-18

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Jane's F/A-18
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Developer(s) EA Baltimore
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Designer(s) Michael J. McDonald
Programmer(s) John Paquin
Artist(s) Max D. Remington III
Series Jane's Combat Simulations
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: January 11, 2000 [1]
Genre(s) Air combat simulation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Jane's F/A-18 is one of the final study flight simulators by Electronic Arts under Jane's Combat Simulations brand, the sequel to the highly successful Jane's F-15 . Jane's F/A-18 was released in early 2000; it simulates the F/A-18E Super Hornet and carrier-based aviation in a fictional campaign around the Kola Peninsula during a Russian civil war. It comes with a mission builder as well as a campaign builder. Fans have created content such as new cockpits, enhanced graphics, new aircraft, vehicles, and also the Persian Gulf area ported from Jane's F-15 as the games shared the same graphics engine.

Contents

Gameplay

Jane's F/A-18 had only a virtual cockpit, unlike Jane's F-15 which also had a 2D cockpit. F18-cockpit-low.jpg
Jane's F/A-18 had only a virtual cockpit, unlike Jane's F-15 which also had a 2D cockpit.

Release

Reception

In the United States, F/A-18 sold 115,599 copies and earned $3.46 million during the year 2000. [2]

Jane's F/A-18 garnered generally positive reviews, and holds an average of 88% on aggregate web site GameRankings. [3]

Jane's F/A-18 was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' "Computer Simulation Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 . [4] The editors of Computer Gaming World likewise nominated F/A-18 as the best simulation game of 2000, although it lost to Comanche vs. Hokum . [5] The editors of Computer Games Magazine also nominated F/A-18 for their 2000 "Simulation of the Year" award. [6]

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